Cleveland County Enterprise. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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CLEVELAND COUNTY ENTERPRISE.
NORMAN. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY, MAY 15. 1913.
VOL. XXI
COURT HOUSE
NO. 45
CASTING HIS VOTE
FOR INCOME TAX
That He Was Carrying
Out the Desire of the
Rauk aud File
I mi this llooi' or elsewhere.
"It is true that wealth is taxed
I for the benefit of cities, enmities
an<l states, but revenue for build-
ling battleships, maintaining the
~ d r ( army and navy, and running the
It Was Tavenners rJeliet
| national government., is obtained
[solely by taxing the things;
eaten, worn and used by the peo-
ple. Sinee the poor eat as much
as the rich, and wear clothing on
which the tariff tax is higher than
on the qualities worn by the rich,
it is obvious that the poor contri-
bute as much toward bearing the
burden of national taxation as do j
the rich. Cnder the present fiscal
system of the I'nited States, nearly I
everything is taxed save wealth.
Wealth alone is excluded from tax-
ation. And 1 submit that wealth
should be the first tiling to be tax-
id. The pending bill, removing aj
very moderate portion of the burden
of taxation from the bending backs
it' the poor, and placing it on the
rich, who are best able to bear it,
go down in history as the fairest,
sanest, and most progressive meas-
ure ever presented to t ongress
with hope of passage.
"Mr. Chairman, I do not be-
lieve it is just that the men who
own !>0 per cent of the wealth of
the United States should bear but
1 ID per cent of the burden of taxa-
tion. If members agree with me.
| that such a condition is unjust, j
'then 1 submit the pending bill is!
amove in the right direction toj
I remedy it.'
Hy Robert F. Wilson
Special to this Newspaper.
Washington, May 1-- Declar-
ing the belief that in'casting his
vote for an income tax, he was
carrying out the desire not only of
the Democrats of his district, but
of 90 per cent of the rank and file
of Republicans and Progressives as
well, Congressman, Clyde If. C:i\
enner of Illinois made a speech on
the floor of the House, ou the in-
come tax. which was given close
attention by both Republicans and
Democrats.
As a Washington newspaper cor-
respondent. Tavenner has been ad-
vocating an income tax for years.
Many of his articles on the subject
have been sent broadcast over the
country by the Democratic t on-
gressioual Committee. 1 avenner s
speech was warmly applauded on
the Democratic side.
"When I went before the voters,
in the campaign last fall, said
Tavenner, I made the declaration
repeating it over and over, that
should I be elected. I would make
a conscientious endeavor to ascer-1
tain how they desired me to vote j
on important legislation, and then j
vote that way, 1 made that declar- j * '
at ion in every good faith. I desire i
no greater tribute when I
Death of Mrs. Bradley
II. II. Bradley, aged (>4
died at her home in West
shall i Norman Saturday morning at 8
" T , , o'clock after a lingering illness.
('oiicluik1 iuv service in this Mouse, .
; , , , , She hail been feeling reasonably
than that the people <>t ni\ distrnt
.'n . well the past few (lays, and was
mav sav of me: He made a pia<- . , t.i. ,
i ,i ,.i« I sitting up to eat her bieakfast,
tiee of ascertaining how the people i « ' her1
„f his district desired him to votejwhen the death *Ua'\ '
on even the simples, piece of legis- and she over, dying almost
lation, and then voted that way." >sttmt ,m(l tl
!" keeping with my ,.re-, ectn. ■ ■
oromise. il is mv intention to cast | ut-111 1 _■
,i i' .( vears. and was well and ta\oiabl\
niv vote,'on oehalt ot the I'ourteen- i',,.,,
• , . . . ... known She united with the I nin-
th Illinois district, for the income . .
, \« berlan Presbyterian church al an
tax I believe in all sincerity, Mr. < 1 ; ,,1.1.1
, 1 lini curly age and sbe and her husband,
Chairman, thai in doing so. I am , .
earning out lesi.es of Mr. Bradley s, ,1 retain the,r iimiu-
,he Democrats of district, but bership ,,i the t berlan I esb>-
„f nau lit) percent of the rank and I«iku church about S miles n, tin
tile of Wepiiblieans of n,y district country from Murt,
Cases Heard and Approved.
Two Gallons of Whiskey
Destroyed. One Mar-
riage License.
Annual account has been heard j
and approved in the guardianship
' of the Abbott minors.
Final account has been heard and
approved in the guardianship of L.
B. Shields, also annual account of
Dollie Shields,
Mrs. Sadie L. Shippy has been
appointed administratrix of the
estate of tieo. 11 Shippy. deceased.
Two gallons of whiskey was
taken under search warrant from
the Santa Fe depot at Noble. It
was forfeited to the state and dis-
troyed by the sheriff.
Kva Fisher Hied complaint against
her linsband, Martin Fisher, for
pointing a pistol at her. lie is
j now in Arkansas and the county j
i attorney has filed a requisition with j
: the Governor for his return.
; The county court has turned over J
I to the county treasurer $204.24,
I which was collected as fines and
court costs for the month of April.
Judge Swank will open a three
days term of county court at Lex- \
ington Monday. There will be no
jury trials.
Clyde Frost, 21 and Miss Loretta
Creger, I!), both of Norman, were
granted a marriage license.
School Closes Tomorrow
Tomorew closes a very successful
year of the Norman t ity school-,
which have very able been con-
ducted In Superintendent A. I!.
Wolfe and his corps ot teachers.
The graduating class consists of
44 bright boys and girl>. the lar-
gest class in the history of the
school, which is certainly an excel-
lent showing tor the school as well
as the city.
The annual sermon was delivered
j by the Reverend .1. K. Carpenter.
[of McAlster, at the high school
i auditorium Sunday at 11 o clock
in a interesting and instructive
manlier.
The senior class play will be
given at the Franing opera house
this (Thursday) evening. The}
expect to present the best produc-
tion ever given by a class in tlin
city.
Sooner., On Northern Invasion
Henuie Owen and his Oklahoma
Sooners are now on their northern
baseball invasion playing a series of I
Meeting of the Cily Council
The city eouneil met in regular
ssi u Tuesday night. Mayor
< < )liver presided and M is>
eight games with the fastest college Martha Wise re rded the procec.1
aggregations of Oklahoma, Kansas ing-. .Members ot the council
and Missouri. The schools which present were: J. M. Moo,nan, .1.
will be mot by the Owcnites on the I. Helms. II. I' Lindsay. W
trip are Central Stat. Normal;Clifton. Dr. •' A. I>a\is. Os.
School of Fdmond, two games with Holland and -1 M Forehand,
oklahoma Aggies al Stillwater the A prayer was granted foi an
Mo Dice Boxes After July 5
(iovernnr Cnice has signed the
gambling bill and if becomes op-
erative and in full force after July
15th.
By I lie provision of this bill any
one who conducts a gambling
ii. I house in which roulette, craps
ar poker or an} percentage game is
1 played can be subjected upon eon-
V viction to a line of from $"il«l to
Chilocco ludianlndustrial Institute, tension
.1 water oil I'onca avenue. *10 H) and a term in the penitentiary
-ommitfee ! for from one to live years,
the cityi The shaking of dice for cigars
is also placed under the ban and
National the fine in such cases is a msxi-
enpied | iniini of $100 or imprisonment in
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER
Kansas Agriculture and Mechanical The Major appointed a i
College at Manhattan. St Mary's! to audit the books of
College of St. Marys, Kansas, and treasurer
two games with Missouri Univeris- The rooms in the First
I tv at Columbia This strenuous in- Bank building, formerly .
vasion will likeh close the 1 | by The Ne« York Tailonng Co jail no, to exceed thirty days
schedule of the V niversitv of Ok la- were rented for flic Cilj Clerk and j Renters of property who know ugly
i imma a schedule which is perhaps Mayor's ollices. The bond of the | rent their premises tor gambling
the most si essful in the baseball city clerk was approved. , purposes are also liable to punish
— ! nicut by the provision** ot tlie
Schedule Fine Arts Recitals measure
Preparatory, Wednesda\ May
14th. Wecital Hall ■'> Geology Student# Study Mountains
1'reshnian, Wednesdax Ma> -1st The students of the Department
of (Jeologv of the University, under
and of the Progressives. Socialists
and Prohibitionists.
"The income tax is a part of the
program ot this side of the House
to reduce the ever-increasing cost
of living in this countrj. The pro-
gram. and it is being carried out,
is to take some of the tax off of
such articles as woolens, cottons,
sugar, meat and lumber, and then
to make up for the loss or this rev-
enue to the government by levy-
ing a tax on the incomes of the
-shorn, Teun.
The funeral services wer in-
ducted by Rev. Alexander at resi-
dence Saturday afternoon at a:-'10.
Mr. II. 11. Bradley and Prof.4. S.
Buchanan, husband and brother of
the deceased, accompanied the,
remains to Murfreesboro, where
the remains were laid to rest in
the church cenietcrj near there
where she was a member.
Norman Brought Home $105
The Norman Fire Department
A suit was filed in the district
court Saturday in which N W.
Abbott is plaintiff and Frank Skuc-
ius is defendant, for the paj'ment
ot a note of $4400 with interest of
$'108, attorney's fee of $483.15 and
costs of action.
A Free Show For Farmers
As a special inducement to the
fanners of Cleveland comity and |
the surrounding country to come to!
Norman and do their trading, a
group of Norman business men
have made arrangements with the
maiiagment of the Orpneum Theatre
to give a special I'armcr s Matinee
ou Saturday afternoons from 2 p.
in. until 5 p. in- Tickets will be
given away absolutelj* free of
charge by the following progressive
: merchants.
Mayfledl's Pioneer Drug Store.
Ilullum-Taylnr-Minteer Ildw.Co.
Harbour's Sanitary (Irooery.
F. -I. MeOinley General Merean-
lit Oliver O. Kuiin
Washington, D. C., May 13. 1!IM
Conviction grows in the rank
of Oklahoma members of Congres
that President Wilson will visit the
state next April to attend the
state's celebration of the opening
of the country to settlers Presi-
dent Wilson is anxious to make the
trip.
It is probable that a great mass
meeting of the Indians of the state
would assemble to greet the Presi-
| dent. As two-thirds of the Indians
of the I'nited States reside in
iOklahoma. President Wilson no
|doubt would welcome the oppor-
tunity to personally address the
nation's wards.
history of the institution. I'p to
the present all but two of the eleven
games played have been won by j
the Sooners and their supporters
are expecting tliem to win the ma-
joritv of the games on their north- Itccital Hall 4 :*10.
em trip. The men who made the Junior, Friday Mav 23rd, Opera J (|le direction of Profs. I aj lor and
trip are Coach Bennie Owen, Cap-! House 7:1">. Perine of the department, made a
Sophomore. Wednesday Maj 2Htli three-days study ot the Arbuckle
Mountains last week. Thepartyof
.Iline 3rd j student geologists, about fifty in
tain Charles Orr of Kotf, Clauch
Heeds and Neal Johnson of Nor- Recital Hall 4:30.
man. Elmer Ponder of Mangum, j Senior, Wednesday
Rayburn Smiser of Oklahoma City, Opera House 8:15. j number accompanied by Mr. Perine,
(ienn Swan soli and Morrison i Senior, Friday .lime titli Opera j Went in a special car and carried
Toomer of Muskogee, Hobert Dunn House 8:1.") with them their camping equipment.
Preparatory and Freshmen. June While there they made special study
■ Uli. Monday Opera House s:|r>, c,f tiiestructure, formations, fossils,
Commencement Senior Program, physiography and drainage of the
.Tune 11th Wednesday Opera House I mountains. Thoseof high author-
s'15 I ity in the geological world declare
11 hut the Arbuckles furnish the best
What About the taxpayers geology study to be found ill 'lie
So the industries affected by the', i'nited States, and their aceessibil-
tarilt' are to be heard ill protest:l jty to the I'niversity of Oklahoma
who makes possible a number of trips
dead ] there each year for the study of
of Poteau, Raymond Courtright
Anadarko. Addie Manning of Wing-
wood. aud Will Clark of Comanche.
Moore Teachers Elected
At the regular meeting of the
I Board of Education Monday night
I the following teachers were elected
to lill the vacancies:
Prof. J. 11. Ilale, principal of well what about the peopl
I the Washington school at $80;] pay the taxes? Who is to
Whether the Morgan <'arney and
McGuire-Davis congressional con
test, cases from Oklahoma will be
taken up during the special session
of Congress still remains a matter
of doubt. Some influence is being
brought to hear, to have flic House
consider the contests shortly after
the tariff and other matters un-
disposed ot'. Representatives Mor-
gan and Mctiuire it is declared tire
working to prevent consideration
j at this session. By delaying the
icases until flic miter session
there is a chance that they would
| be delayed even further, for there
will be a flood of general legislation
as soon as the regular session be-
| ing manifest in both eases, owing
J to the prominence of the grand-
father clause.
Miss (irayee Poster. 7th grade at their causeTariff hearings are tin
Emma Alexander, 4th grade very onesided. Only the tax eat-
nt. $Tm: Miss Ethel Mall, mn- ie at , rs b.r ■ -..fcrest ciiourIi to .justify
$.")0: Miss Jessie Newby, l.afin in them iu taking tripsin Wasliing-
tlie high school at $75. Miss Cal- ton to enter a prote-l : the taxpay-
at home trying to make
o i>a\ lhein'\t assessment.
cience.
wealthy. Strange to say, up to! brought home $10."t from the Con-
tliis moment wealth has not been vention which was held in Okla-
taxed to the extent of a single pen- honuvCity last week.
ny to defrav the expenses of the The boys won one lirst and two
national government. This is al- third prizes, which was certainly ,
most unbelievable, but. it is nbso- a fine showing for the local depart-
true and will not be denied . ment.
Meyer Meyer N: Morris, Furni-
ture.
Ephraim Clothing Co.
S. K. McCall Co.
Mansur & Brewer (irocery Co.
1!. I,. Moffit.
S. 11. McCall & Sons.
II. W. Stubheman.
Fred Heed, Druggist.
Hunyan & Son (irocery.
D. Lindsay, Druggist.
K.
('. A. Richards
R
Jewelry.
Hoods ^ tiro-
I
^HQand 25CENT SPECIALTIES
SATURDAY
Is Our Special Bargain Day
WE WILL SELL:
lc lace window curtains, pr. 2.1c I Ice Cream Cones. 2 for
ice line straw hats, lowest price ! Post curtis, •■ for.
Don't forget the place, one door east of Postollice.
S. IRICK - Manager
C. Berr;
caries.
Nolan & Martain Hardware.
Tlieo. Osterliaus Tailor.
•I. D. Maguire Hardware.
The Farmer's will find this ti
very enjoyable proposition. In-
stead of the long waits around the
stores they will now be able to have
an hours clean amusements at no
cost to themselves. The Orphenm
always has a cool clean house and
the entertainments are of a high
order.
Court House ** Inner*
A warmly contested game of base
ball was played at the Park Tuesday
afternoon between the court house
aud postollice forces. I he court
house nine won bv a score ot 1 t<i
1 12.
Not a new member in Congress
from any state in the union is
training more friends iu the House
than Representative( laude Weaver
of Oklahoma. Mr. W eaver, never
resorts to pyrotechnics, hut t hrough
his already large influence in the
House, he has been aide to achieve
many of the things he desires.
Deniecratic Leaders of the House
look askance on most new mem-
bers of Congress, but Weaver has
not shared the fate of the others,
lie having the warm friendship < 1
such men as Speaker Clark aud
Representative I nderwood.
lie Webster's salary was raised to
$5r> and Miss Ada Make t<> $! ">.
( has. St lindley tiled his tvsigna
lion as clerk to take affeet as soon as
!>noeessor was elected and quallied
At present he is seving without a
salary.
I.nrgc Allalfa Hield
Mrs. N P. (iridium, of this city
litis recent ly completed a largealfall a
barn on her farm south of lexing-
ton, which is :i2x!ii; feet, but as
her field is so large and is so line,
she states that the barn will be, i
filled by the first cutting.
Mrs. Graham has 171 acres in
alfalfa on her farms south of Lex-
ington and 20 acres on ldttle
River, all of which is as fine as
can be found ill the state. Be
sides the alfalfa she has about 300
acres iti corn and cotton, which is
looking exe eedingly line since th
recent rains.
M. E. Church. South.
At the morning service the pas-
tor will speak oil "Christian Kva-
bullions and at night the theme
will be "Why I Believe iu the
Divinity of Jesus Christ."
The Kpworth League will hold a
I,'ally Service al. 7 p. til. All the
Leaguers ars urged to be on hand
1 promptly at that hour.
Sunday School at l):-'0 a. nt.,
('has. Bowling, Superintendent.
R. L. OWN BEY, Pastor
Twenty-first Cummencemrnt ot
State University
The State I'niversity students are
looking eagerly beyond the week of
final examinations to the I wenty -
first Annual Commencement exer-
cise of the institution. The exer-
cises will begin oil Wednesday,
June llli. with the annual Senior
Fine Arts Program, ami conclude
on Thursduy. June 12th. with the
annual monster meeting ot the
Oklahoma Cuivei-sity Alumni As-
sociation following the presentation
of the diplomas and the annual
commencement address. The I ni-
versity will graduate llli students
this year, the largest class in the
historv of the institution.
!ov C. Smith made a businei
to Oklahoma City Tuesday .
Miss May Cotter left Sunday for
Shawnee for a visit with her aunt-;
Have You One?
Department of Interior officials
are standing pat on their declara-
tion, that if Oklahoma taxes the
$7,000,000 ot' Indian moneys placed
at the disposal ot the state last
year to aid the financial stringcnc\
they will immediately remove the
funds to banks where they cannot
1 be taxed.
One of the most overworked men
in Congress these days is Senator
Owen of Oklahoma, who as chaii
mail of the Senate Committee on
banking and currency is obliged ti
toil many hours each day iu form-
dating plans for proposed
(Coutieued ou Page 4)
tnterurban News
Engineer Threat of the luterur-
1{\ c<i, was in Norman yesterday
eonfering with the committee on
the proposed line to Norman.
Nothing could be learned except
that the company was al work se-
curing deeds to the proposed right-
of-way between Norman and Moore,
j and that it was thought work on
I the grade would begin iu a very
short time.
Li tters and Cards advertised
Letters: Mr. W. 11. Brown. Mr.
Chester Bolton, Mr. C. L. t.ood,
\V, W. Gibbons, Mr Wiley Ileut-
|ey, Miss Alice Luper.
Cards Miss Millie Diamond,
Mi>s Ruth ti Iwin, Miss Pauline
Hoddens, Mrs. Elfic Kerns, tieo
II. Smith. Mr F.ck Smith.
When calling for the above,
please say that they were advertis-
ed One cent due on each letter
or card advertised.
A home is not com-
plete without a
sewing machine. If
you haven't one in
your home you
should see our line
of NEW II O M E
Sewing Machines.
THE BEST MACHINE ON THE MARKET
FOR THE MONEY
. . $35.00
. . §37.50
The Vibrator for
The Rotary for
.Ino. Cannon,
I Norman visitor ,
ot Noble
)gterda>
I. M. JACKSON
Furniture aud Undertaking
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